BROOKLYN - Four of the five Brooklyn teens accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at a Brownsville playground last week appeared in court Friday.

The Brooklyn DA's Office says the court hearing was to remind the teens that charges of rape and sexual assault remain pending after they were released Thursday because prosecutors could not secure a timely indictment.

Police arrested 14-year-old Denzel Murray, two 15-year-olds, Shaquell Cooper and Ethan Phillip, and two 17-year-olds, Onandi Brown and Travis Beckford, in connection with the alleged gang rape inside Osborn Playground on Jan. 7. They were charged as adults.